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Things Fall Apart: Characters
Things Fall Apart: The Story
Things Fall Apart: The Story
TFA Questions
Things Fall Apart: Characters (2)
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Okonkwo's father; a notorious dancer
Unoka
100
The name of Okonkwo's motherland
Mbanta
100
What are the outcasts required to do before they may join the church?
Shave their heads
100

Why does Okonkwo dislike his father?

Because he was lazy, made nothing of himself, held no titles, etc.

100
The daughter of Okonkwo and Ekwefi
Ezinma
200
Protagonist of the novel; a courageous warrior
Okonkwo
200
First missionary in Mbanta...
Mr. Kiaga
200
The polite name for leprosy among the Igbo people...
The white man
200

Why does the author say that Okonkwo deserved success?

Because he had worked hard to achieve what he has

200
Priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and Caves
Chielo
300
Boy from neighboring village chosen by his people as a sacrifice to Umuofia...
Ikemefuna
300
How many Igbo villages are there?
9 villages
300
What does Enoch do to provoke the rage of the clan?
Unmasks an Egwugwu
300

How did Okonkwo gain his wealth and titles?

By working hard and being brave in battles

300
A prosperous villager; gives Okonkwo his start in life
Nwakibie
400
Okonkwo's oldest son; joins the missionaries and later changes his name.
Nwoye
400
In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?
Nigeria
400
The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by
William Butler Yeats
400

Why did Okonkwo got in trouble during the week of peace?

He beat his wife for not cooking the afternoon meal

400
Missionary in Okonkwo's native village...
Mr. Brown
500
Okonkwo's best and oldest friend
Obierika
500
What is an ogbanje?
A child that continually curses its mother by returning to her womb several times after dying...
500
Okonkwo's tragic flaw
His fear of weakness
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What was the real reason that Okonkwo was so tough and angry?

He was afraid to become like his father

500
Okonkwo's second wife...
Ekwefi